New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-01

e6nt6d reported against service pensions by very
large majority, with only five dissenting sigma
Il snaiSal Hamlin. in the discnssion'of the ques;
-3tRhM seEviea rsnsiens. remarked tBnt the 0raha
AfraysWas based upon the desigu OF the grandest
charity Of soy isstitution tn the world. But there
We're uncounted thousands Of the poor who nave
been n the service that 1sisher the Grano At@y
nec6saary to appeal to Congress to reach them ana
he advocated that appeal The service pension o.
% s A0es ,s Hs declared opposing sha
there tie favored sia''p 5, the
would become q law within two years. fresi-
dentiat election was coming and there was power
behind that He did not assume to be apropaet,
but he predicted that PRESIDENT who would again
elected. If service pension bill we're vetoed he
could not be sure that the same result would tollow
General Merrill. OF Massachusetts, CHAIRMAN Il,
on the same side In opposition 10 service pensions
and Colonel johnson. Of Indiana. was allowed
in favor of that policy. The roll was then called
and the majority report aeainst service pensions
was adopted by vote Of 316 to 173 The service
pension party. while defeated in the division, sue.
ceeded in developing unexpected strength IN tne
National Encampment MANY Sta,e dei'ega'ionS
having been instructed to support that policy.
BALLOTIXG FOR coMMANDER-IN-cHIEF.
At the opening of the afternoon session candi-
dates were placed in nomination for Commander
in-Chlcf Congressman Warner declined a nomina-
tion and his Western support at went to Judge
General Socum had been losing steadily auripg
sfhe day owing to the ercoa'o ond u boped
to further them with his election as COMMANDER.
in-Chief. The objection also raised that he had
not been an active member Of the Grand Army and
world not have leisure to look after Its interests.
The sectional feeling against h,m was also very
strong. The Western men who mad been support,
ing Grier and Warner were ready 10 combine on a
third candidate in order to defeat the Eastern man
This was done or the first ballot which
resulted as follows: Rea, 294; Siocuin. Io5;
Anthony, sc; Grier. 1S: Sherman, /; Warner !.
Judge Rea was conducted to the platform ana re-
turned thanks for tho election IN very grace,ml
term, pledging himself to continue the aomlnIstra-
ton OF the Grand Army On the lines 1oho"ed oy
General Fairchid. cv
Commander and John C. Linehan, of New hamp-
shire, unior Vice Commander. General Lawrence
Donohue was elected acknowledgement ana the
Rev. Edward Anderson Cha plain-in-C hief
special testimonial for General fairchiid was
ordered before Adjournment.
j by his defeat and the >ew-York delegation was in
mourning during the evening his canvass mas
teen ambiliousiy conducted and the General nun
self brought forward at the last moment 10
strengthen it, but the best laid plans failed Judge
Rea without conducting formal canvass or
making any 70" e. ' nr,ze HE'S Penn
syivanian by BIRTH enlisted in an Ohio regiment az
the outbreak OF the war and was pronoted severe,
brevetcd a major. He has been a most active or
eanizer and msmber Of the G. A. r. anVt has TWICE
Is now on The bench In Minnesota and
is most enthusiastic Grand Army man. =,
The work of the Womens Relief Corps Vas as, aso
closed to-day with tho election OF National ofhcers
The banquet given at the Lindell to the de'e2a'es
of the National Encampment was most brilliant
nors being among the guests. The responses 10
toasts were IN de BY General Lewis wallace, zen
erai John NJ. Palmer, Hannibal HamIin Governor
Curtin CORPORAL Tanner, General c. III. Gr0syener,
Bishop Fallows General Fairchild, Judge Rea and
others General sherman, tho was expected to re-
sp0nd for the Army, forced to leave the CITY ia
order to attend the funeral of General Fitzpatrick
THE NEW HEAD OF TIE GRAND ARMY.
SKETCH or JUDGE JOHN p. REA. WHO SUCCEEDS
GENERAL FAIRCHLD.
sr PAIL Sept 30 (Speciat--Judge John p Rea OF
Minneapolis, who to-day elected Commanderln-
Chief Of the Grand Army Of the Republic was born Oc-
toher 10. 1910. in Lower Oxford TOWNSHIP CHESTER
County Penn His father owned woolep factory ana
he passed there and attended school until Sep
tember 1860 when he went to Pqua, Ohio, where
he taught school When the broke out he became
member OF Company B, 18th Ohio Infantry; He served
sonea Second Lieutenant Company CAV
Lsssn 10 sas raSRs MsIor
n sSs y shs srss month;
end absent only ten days. sevea as prisoner dh"
ter Returning from the war he entered the Wesleyan
oAS and IN II he
pcSsy Of Ssr fsn rTs as as
student aad was 4. Ssss@s to s sss ''s
Judge bcses and in March, 1853 appOnted Of
ON Apr L. 800 he appointed Assessor OF Internal
GRsveue BIZ President Grant the TXth District OF
PeaDsyiyana which office he held until u wss abolished
BY law 1873. IN 1869 he was married TO MISS Emma
Could OF Ohio They have no children. he continued
practising Law 10 Lancaster until December, 1879, when
he removed to Minneapolis. . , 80,
Judge Rca's cousin. John A. Rea. A. g. WILCOX James
Hendry, Charles Hcndry and Judge Req purchased
re Trbhe anu subject OF this sketch became the
Edor-inchiof In MAy. 1876. controlling interest In
The Tribune, then morning paper was pur..
chssed by TIE PionserPress and converted
into an evening paper Judge Rca continued
Is Editor until May 1877 wheu be resumed the practice
Of Law and member OF the hrm OF khe knea,
Wooley & Kitchell. subsequently Rhea, ktcnsl
Shaw In November. 1877. he was eiectcd
Judge of Probate and served for four
YEAR In APRIL 1885, Judge Koon resigned his seat on
the bench Of the District Court OF this district and Gov
ernor Hubbard appointed Judge Res Judge Hea mas
always been prominent In the Grand Army: He Is
member and Past Commander Of George u Morgan
Post He Is Republican
MASEED BURGLARS PUT TO FLIGHT
WILMINGTON Del, Sept 3o.-The Farmers BANK ~
Oh rhour morning by